Postgame Jeremiah Smith video has Ohio State fans quite concerned

Jeremiah Smith's health will be the topic of conversation for Ohio State fans until he returns to the field. The Buckeyes superstar receiver suffered an apparent lower-body injury in the first half of Saturday night's win over UCLA.

Ohio State is already without Carnell Tate, who has missed the past two games. But the general belief there is that Tate's absences have been more precautionary with the Buckeyes at a part of the schedule that Ryan Day feels the team can handle without one of its stars.

Smith's injury could also be minor and that's what Ryan Day is saying publicly, but some postgame video of Smith from last night's game has raised some eyebrows.

Now it's just a video without any context. Obviously, Smith is a little banged up, but this doesn't show us the extent of the injury or what exactly the injury is. If it's an ankle, was it simply rolled up on or is it a sprain? If it's a sprain, is it high-ankle or low-ankle? And what grade is the sprain? Again, it could be something, it might be nothing, but it's definitely worth keeping an eye on.

There's far more questions than answers and no reason to expect Day to offer any more information than he has to. If Smith doesn't suit up against Rutgers this week, expect the questions and concerns to grow. And if Smith doesn't play, would Day decide to suit up Tate, assuming he's nearing full health?

Running game, backup WRs step into focus

​Assuming Smith doesn't play against Rutgers and Tate is more of a game-time decision, it's another opportunity for the Buckeyes' young talent to get some meaningful snaps. Running back Bo Jackson had 112 yards on 15 carries against the Bruins — his second 100-yard game in the past three games.

Ohio State has an amazing crop of young receivers, but it's also a chance for some more experienced backups like Brandon Inniss or Bryson Rodgers to have a big game and provide another major threat in the passing attack.